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'a:whwilaw the way in which I am dressed

'inch'iwh put it on (coat, dress)!

'iwhch'ah I'm wearing a hat, cap

ch'e:na'xoniłt'ow he took his shirt off

dijit string of small white seashells, worn by women on ceremonial occasions

jime:li-mike' braided knot, used on the fringe of a woman's traditional apron (tsang)

k'e:ch'a:wh I tied a buckskin dress at the hip

k'e:lkya' another term for abalone-shell dress

k'ida:ma:ts'e' a wreath of myrtle twigs worn as a headdress

k'iłdik'ikyoh-k'iwilt'a:ts' a type of robe mentioned in myths

k'iłts'os-nehwa:n prongs (ceremonial headgear)

k'imiłna:tul' braid used for fringes of apron (tsang)

k'itsiwung'-tł'ohł headband worn by doctors, made of buckskin with yellowhammer feathers attached

k'iwich'a:wh waistband knot for woman's buckskin dress

k'iwidwol shield of elk-skin; war-jacket, armor made of arrowwood strips (kintł'its') woven together

k'iwidwolch a sash of fringed buckskin, worn by Indian doctors

k'iya:wh-me:da'ay scalps of redheaded woodpeckers, used for decoration

kya'

łah-ch'ing'-dina:n a type of decorative shell, like small scallops

ma:-me:lkya' slip, underskirt

ma:-yehk'ixowilt'ow underwear

ma:-yehwita:tł' socks

me:wi-na:sita:n headband, "roll."

mida'ch small dentalia shells, unincised and too small for use as money; used for decorative necklaces

mił-xowiloy' belt

minin'ding-ch'e:ng'ay (modern) cap, with bill, baseball cap

minin'ding-dahdiwing'ay (modern) cap, with bill, baseball cap

miq'it-ch'ich'iwh coat, jacket

miq'itxwo-na:nawh'ay I'm ironing (clothes)

na'k'idilyay necklace of shells or beads

na:wiłkya' she put a dress on

nahxa-le:n large (and valuable) blanket made from two (deer)hides sewn together; a 'double' blanket

nunch'iwh wear it (coat, dress)!

q'osta:n (modern) hat, cap

se:t'ot' shell of small sea animal, used for decoration

siłkyo:s-kya' ceremonial skirt ornamented with shells or beads, worn on special occasions

tł'oh-kya' skirt made of grass or maple bark ripped into fringes

tse'me:q'-nint'ik' tassels of shells that hang from the fur hair-tying strings worn by women

tsiq' hair tie

tsung apron, made of fringed deerhide and worn in front of the skirt (kya') by women

whe:łkyow what fits me

whila'-yehk'iwilt'ow my glove(s)

wiloy' a small grass bundle headdress tied at the back of the head with buckskin, strung around the head worn in the religious dances

xo'ji-kya' ceremonial abalone-shell dress

xojiwe'-na:ng'e:tł' earrings

xoky'a:na'uliwh she takes off the dress again

xoky'a:ng'ay-yehwilt'ow sleeve

xola'-yehwilt'ow ring

xonchwiwh-wa:ng'ay nose plug, nose ornament

xoq'os-mił-widloy' scarf

xosa:k'-kya' skirt with abalone shell pendants sewn on

xwe:de'iłoy' hair-plugs (used in fighting)

xwe:de'tł'-sa'a:n ear plug

ya:k'iwilt'a:ts' something cut up into strips, fringes (as in buckskin)

yehch'itul shoes (general term)

yehk'iłt'oh put on, slip on (pants, socks, shirt, anything that fits tightly)!

yehk'ixowilt'ow overalls, pants

yehna'xołkya' (s)he put a dress on her

yehnawhtul I'm putting on my shoes

yehxolt'o:w shirt